The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested a gang of two females – Joseph Joy Adama and Vandora Davies Oreoluwa Favour – for robbery and murder of a prominent Kwara socialite, Adeniyi Ojo.
The Force PRO, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, while parading the suspects on Wednesday in Abuja, said on October 6, 2023, Police operatives apprehended the two suspects, Adama and Favour, who are both students of Kwara State Polytechnic (KWARAPOLY)for their involvement in the robbery and murder of Mr. Adeniyi Ojo, the son of Chief Emmanuel Ojo, a prominent figure in Ilorin, Kwara State.
Adejobi said the suspects were apprehended by operatives of Force Intelligence Tactical Team and that of Intelligence Special Tactical Squad in a recent operation. According to him, the suspects were tracked through meticulous investigation and apprehend in Mowe Ibafo, Ogun State.
“In a tragic incident, the duo tied the deceased under the guise of having a sex romp and demanded money from him. But when he was not forthcoming, they resorted to drugging and suffocating him, leading to his untimely demise. They have been processed and will be charged to court shortly,” the Force PRO added.
He said that the police remained unflinching in its determination to secure the people.
Speaking to newsmen, one of the suspects, Adanma Joseph, corroborated the account of the police about what transpired between them and the deceased.
According to her, they attempted to steal from the deceased who wanted to have sex with her and her friend, Favour Vandora Davies, but in the process the man died.
She said she worked for the deceased in his club house for about three months in 2022 until the clubhouse was shut down by government, marking the beginning of their relationship.
The suspect said that she got her friend involved in the attempt to steal from the deceased when he requested to have sex with her.
According to her, the initial idea was to lure him to have sex with them in his car, on the belief that they would find money in the car. She, however, said they eventually ended up in a room where they tied the deceased on pretence of a having a sex romp, adding that when the deceased attempted to shout, they covered his mouth with a pillow.
According to her, they didn’t know that the man was dead when they left with his phone, saying that they thought he was pretending to be asleep. The suspects, however, expressed regrets for their action.
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